Welded Metal Bed Frame

Over the years i ve had several bed frames angle iron given to me to use in projects.

Welded metal bed frame.

It s hard to cut or drill and it doesn t seem to weld worth a flip either. I defy anyone to tell where i got it. Of course all the welds appeared to be done with a harbor freight flux core welder. See more ideas about metal beds furniture steel furniture.

I was quoted a price of 10 per frame but one frame should have just shy of 20ft of brown powdercoated angle iron. Yep that and certain grades of rebar that don t weld well. As a hobby welder i use metal from whatever source. I had to peel a bunch of bed frame off a semitrailer that was being used as pallet stops really brittle and springy when you could grab it with a big adjustable wrench it snapped of the welds clean.

Weld the top bed frame metal into a rectangle with the shelf edge facing inside the frame like a big metal bowl. I ve always had bad experience with the stuff. Is there something unique to the material that makes it unsuitable for fabrication or something other than bed frames.